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8th C. Russian Bronze Pendant - Shield & Crow Feet

Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Stick Figure (Yangling)

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Ancient | Ethnographic | Folk Art

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Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, Europe, Near East, Far East; Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico, Central America and South America; Native American and Tribal Art; pre-20th century art from Europe; plus the third part of a 1000 piece collection of Folk Art with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit The Fowler Museum at UCLA.

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Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Stylized Dancer: China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A self-standing pottery human figure of stylized form, with a flowing body positioned like a dancer, limbs obscured by what looks to be depictions of large

0038B: Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Stylized DancerEst. $500-$700

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Chinese Han Dynasty Brown Glazed Musician: China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A glazed hollow tomb figure (ming-ch'i), with a dark brown glaze, showing a musician. He kneels with one hand raised to his ear and the other holding a pan

0038C: Chinese Han Dynasty Brown Glazed MusicianEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Attendant: China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A hollow, mold-made pottery human figure showing a kneeling man, with a realistic and detailed painted face, wearing a robe and a hat, with arms

0038D: Fine Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery AttendantEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Chinese Han Dynasty Green Glazed Pottery Granary: China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A heavy, hollow piece of pottery, with its exterior glazed in a thick, deep green and covered in very low relief swirling designs that look like large,

0039: Chinese Han Dynasty Green Glazed Pottery GranaryEst. $800-$1,200

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Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Stick Figure (Yangling): China, West Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 8 CE. A large self-standing pottery human figure with no arms and a well sculpted head with naturalistic face and hair, painted all over a tan color, aside

0040: Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Stick Figure (Yangling)Est. $1,000-$1,500

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Huge Chinese Han Dynasty Green-Glazed Storage Jar: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large, green glazed red clay Hu jar of a pear-like shape that continues upwards and resolves to a wide rim and most likely had a lid in its

0041: Huge Chinese Han Dynasty Green-Glazed Storage JarEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Rare Set of 6 Ancient Chinese Jade Discs: China, Warring States to Han Dynasty, 475 BCE to 220 CE. This is a sextet of clear white jade objects, carved to be perfectly round, too small to wear alone. In fact, their shape is quite mysterious!

0042: Rare Set of 6 Ancient Chinese Jade DiscsEst. $1,500-$2,500

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World-Class Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror: China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. This is a gorgeous artifact, a bronze mirror now with a perfectly smooth, black patina, and the reflective surface remaining. The back is finely decorated

0043: World-Class Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze MirrorEst. $2,000-$4,000

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Rare Cambodian Khmer Bronze Kendi: Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 800 to 1300 CE. This is a bronze kendi, a round-bodied vessel with a pronounced rim atop a rounded shoulder and a small attached bronze spout. Kendi are

0044: Rare Cambodian Khmer Bronze KendiEst. $500-$800

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Rare Khmer Bronze / Iron Phka’k: Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 800 to 1400 CE. This is a short form of Khmer sword, known as a p'keak or phka’k, which is a curved handled weapon with an iron blade. They may have

0045: Rare Khmer Bronze / Iron Phka’kEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Chinese Song Bronze Rhyton, Animal Form: China, possibly Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. A small bronze rhyton (ritual wine flask) in the form of a bull with a naturalistic face tapering to a foot. This item was probably made as a copy of

0045A: Chinese Song Bronze Rhyton, Animal FormEst. $500-$800

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Chinese Song Qinbai Blanc de Chine Covered Bowl: China, Song (Sung) Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. Lovely and guaranteed authentic Qingbai ware white glazed, Blanc de Chine covered bowl. Each half with impressed floral pattern, covered with

0046: Chinese Song Qinbai Blanc de Chine Covered BowlEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

Chinese Yuan Dynasty Longquan Bowl: China, Yuan Dynasty, 1271 to 1368 CE. A truly beautiful pale green glazed bowl with a stamped design beneath the glaze that shines through it in the interior center. The Yuan Dynasty, led by the

0046A: Chinese Yuan Dynasty Longquan BowlEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

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Chinese Ming / Qing Dyn Gilded Bronze Tapir: East Asia, China, Ming to Qing Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1912 CE. A cast bronze tapir vessel, its body elaborately decorated with S-shaped and other traditional sinuous motifs as well as mottled patterns

0046B: Chinese Ming / Qing Dyn Gilded Bronze TapirEst. $700-$900

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Chinese Pre-Qing Dynasty Bronze Hu: China, Qing Dynasty or earlier, ca. 16th to 17th centuries CE. A beautiful bronze hu, a common Chinese vase form, with a gorgeous deep green bronze patina and reddish purple bronze. Hu are ritual

0046C: Chinese Pre-Qing Dynasty Bronze HuEst. $500-$700

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Chinese Ming / Qing Blue and White Lidded Vessel: China, Ming to Qing Dynasty, ca. 1500 to 1800 CE. This is a lovely glazed pottery lidded vessel that was almost certainly produced for export. Flower designs and pronounced, unglazed foott. Size:

0047: Chinese Ming / Qing Blue and White Lidded VesselEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Lovely Chinese Qing Dynasty Polychrome Parrot: China, Qing Dynasty, 1644 to 1912 CE. A polychrome mold-made pottery parrot, with a charming appearance; a bright green glazed body with brown and creamy white details and a dark red beak. Swirling

0047A: Lovely Chinese Qing Dynasty Polychrome ParrotEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Three-Legged Toad Jin Chan: China, Qing Dynasty, 1850 to 1912 CE. A cast bronze statue of a man standing atop a large three-legged toad. The man holds giant coinage on some kind of framework and seems to be dancing; he is fat,

0048: Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Three-Legged Toad Jin ChanEst. $600-$900

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Japanese Meiji Period Ivory Netsuke - Resting Dog: Japan, Meiji Period to early 20th C. CE. Superb African ivory netsuke (weight at the end of an Inro) in the form of a resting dog. Sleeping with eyes closed and mouth open exposing 2 rows of teeth,

0049: Japanese Meiji Period Ivory Netsuke - Resting DogEst. $800-$1,200

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19th C. Chinese Ink on Silk Landscape w/ Poetry: East Asia, China, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful ink on silk landscape painting depicting a mountainous scene with a few small, quaint houses in the middle ground and a hand-inked inscription that

0049A: 19th C. Chinese Ink on Silk Landscape w/ PoetryEst. $1,000-$3,000Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Wooden Mask Mold: Indonesia, ca. 19th century CE. A wooden mask mold delineating a half-visage, finely carved from a single piece of wood, with a striking crest or crown of pointed forms in high relief, an elegant

0050: 19th C. Indonesian Wooden Mask MoldEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Two Japanese Scroll Paintings - Warriors on Horseback: East Asia, Japan, Edo/Meiji, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of tempera on paper scroll paintings depicting legions of warriors (33 figures and 34 figures in each) of varying ranks (perhaps including

0051: Two Japanese Scroll Paintings - Warriors on HorsebackEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Rare 19th C. Thai / Bali Printed Sutra Wood Covers: Southeast Asia, Thailand or Bali, ca. 19th century CE. A rare sutra in wonderful condition, comprised of ten individual leaves on heavy, handmade paper with inked calligraphic script in an Asian

0051A: Rare 19th C. Thai / Bali Printed Sutra Wood CoversEst. $500-$750

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0052: Amethyst Geode Finest Deep Purple - 5,579 gramsEst. $700-$900

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